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HP Unveils New Updated Blade Server: BL2x220c G6

Published on November 16, 2009 By Kevin Houston

HP officially announced today an update to their BL2x220c blade server line.  Although the primary purpose for this update was to introduce the Intel Xeon 5500 Series processor to the server line, there are additional significant enhancements as well (shown below in bold: Up to two Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 5500 sequence processors Up to 48 GB (6 x [...]

What is the HP BladeSystem Matrix?

Published on October 26, 2009 By Kevin Houston

HP announced a while ago a new product they call the HP BladeSystem Matrix.  Okay, well, it’s not really a “product” as much as it is a solution.  HP calls the BladeSystem Matrix “a cloud infrastructure in a box” – which is a good way to look at it.  The infrastructure that is “the Matrix” is [...]

HP's Well Hidden Secret Blade Server

Published on October 2, 2009 By Kevin Houston

HP’s BladeSystem server offering is quite extensive – everything from a 4 CPU Intel blade to an Itanium CPU blade, however their most well hidden, secret blade is their BL2x220c blade server.  Starting at $6,129, this blade server is an awesome feet of design because it is not just 1 server, it is 2 serversin [...]